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Claire - mother of three; wife of an often-absent husband discovers a kidnapper in her daughter's bedroom in the middle of the night. Desperate, she offers herself up as hostage instead. Tied up in the boot of an old car, she is driven by her abductor to a rundown motel. Tense days pass in which Claire learns more about her kidnapper, but there is still no explanation of what he wants. Was she the random victom of stalking? Has her past come back to haunt her or is it something to do with her husband's work? Gradually Claire uncovers the truth, but questions remain. How is she going to get home in one piece . . .
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'A refreshing twist on the customary child-abduction thriller ... A riveting story written with a good ear for language and some poignant imagery from debut novelist Simmons'
(Tangled Web )'This compelling debut is a clever, nervy thriller'
(Financial Times )Based in Philadelphia, where she lives with her husband and three children, Kelly Simmons works in communications. Skylight is her first novel.
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- PublisherJohn Murray
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0719532884
- ISBN 13 9780719532887
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages286
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Electronics and Nuclear Physics
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Hodder Arnold, United Kingdom, London
(1969)
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ISBN 13: 9780719532887
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